Five Themes of Geography

EG.5.J.a - Use and evaluate geographic

research sources to interpret Earth's

physical and human systems.

What is Geography?

• Geography is the study of the earth

and of the ways people live and work

5 Themes of Geography

1. Location

2. Place

3. Human/Environment Interactions

4. Movement

5. Region

Location

• Where is it?

• Geographers use various methods to

determine location.

• Globe is divided into hemispheres or halves

• Divided by the Equator and the Prime

Meridian

Location Continued

• Latitude – imaginary parallel lines

running east to west but measuring north

or south of the equator

• Measures 0˚ to 90˚ North or South

Location Continued

• Important Latitude Lines

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn 23½ ˚ S

• Tropic of Cancer 23½ ˚ N

• The Tropics show the area

that receive the most sun

because of the earth’s tilt

on it’s 23½ ˚ axis

Location Continued

• Longitude – imaginary lines called

meridians running from north pole to south

pole

• Measures 180˚ East and West of the Prime

Meridian located in Greenwich, England

running through the Royal Observatory

Location Continued

Absolute Location

• An exact location

determined by latitude

and longitude

• Example - Hartville, Mo

is located at 37.2508° N,

92.5103° W

• Example - Hartville

High School is located at

1 Eagle Landing

Parkway

Relative Location

• Determining where

something is in relation

to something else

• Example – Hartville, Mo

is located northwest of

Mountain Grove and

southeast of Marshfield

• Example – Mrs. Brown’s

room is out the door to

the right then a left

Guided Practice

• As a class we will complete the worksheet.

• This worksheet will go into your 3-ring

binder.

• It will also serve as notes for your

independent work over this topic.

International Date Line

• An imaginary line on the surface of the

Earth from the north to the south pole and

demarcates one calendar day from the next

Place

• What is it like there?

• Physical Features – described by land,

water, weather, soil, plant, and animal life

Place Continued

• Human Features – described by number

and kinds of people that live there and the

activities that take place there

• i.e. – hunting, fishing, herding,

manufacturing, language, religion,

culture

Human/Environment Interactions

• What is the relationship between the

people and their environment?

• Includes how people adapt to their

environment

• i.e. light clothes in hot temps, heavy

clothes in cold temps

• i.e. farmers raising crops in fertile soil

Human/Environment Interactions

Continued

• Includes how people change their

environment

• i.e. irrigation, deforesting, and terracing

Human/Environment Interactions

Continued

• Includes how people have created problems

in their environment

• i.e. water pollution, air pollution, waste

pollution

Movement

• How are people and places connected?

• People (and places) move for different

reasons

• i.e. better land, religious freedom, better

lives

Movement Continued

• Includes moving as our daily lives

• i.e. automobiles, subway, trains

• Includes movement of ideas, goods, and

information

Region

• Divided based on physical features (like

land, plant, or animals) or human

characteristics (like government or

language)

Map Skills Pretest

• You will take the Map Skills Pretest.

• This will let me know what you already

know about reading maps.

• It will not count as a grade, but you will

earn points for trying your best.

• When everyone is finished, we will grade

them together so we can see how well you

did.